Oregon Players Call Former Coach Willie Taggart A ‘Liar’

Some Oregon players are taking exception with the notion that Willie Taggart was “always open and honest” with his players.

That is what Taggart said this afternoon, when being introduced as the new head coach at Oregon.

Taggart went into detail about how difficult the decision was, and admitted to lying about the time frame of his contact with Florida State to reporters.

He was, however, honest with player and athletic director Rob Mullens. From The Register-Guard:

“It was horrible because nothing had happened and I had to sit in front of the media and answer questions I could not necessarily answer at least in the way they wanted me to because there was nothing there,” he explained. “I went to practice and had to deal with it with my players and being out recruiting, I had to deal with it there. I was always open and honest with my players and open and honest with Rob.”